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Terr_last Sunday at 11:23 PM2 repliesview on HN

Various double-blind studies involving cell-towers also show no effect. Of folks claiming some kind of electromagnetic hypersensitivity, the greatest sensitivity seems to be whether they can see if a power-light is on or not.

Some may have real symptoms, but the cause is something else inside or outside them.


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squid_calast Monday at 5:53 AM

And power lines. I seem to recall reading that some of the health problems may have come from Agent Orange, which was used to clear the power corridor in the 50s

strogonofflast Monday at 6:00 AM

For the longest time I believed that cell tower radiation’s negative impact on living organisms is strictly pseudoscience.

Turns out, back in 2016 a German study[0] has found damage to trees near the towers—starting on the side of the tree facing the tower, then spreading to the entire tree.

This study, of course, does not show whether that measurably harms humans, but I stopped thinking those fears and complaints are completely unfounded.

[0] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27552133/

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